Rydeit Member 327 Member For: 12y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide S.A Posted 06/10/14 12:47 AM Author Share Posted 06/10/14 12:47 AM Tiptronic seems like the go I recon. Yeh im guessing the stock box wont last at 450 anyway. It snapped the input shaft at the drags so its had a new one put in along with new 3rd and 4th clutch packs from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 06/10/14 01:18 AM Share Posted 06/10/14 01:18 AM What would make it dangerous?kick down has been left deliberately so there is acceleration in an emergency situation if required, rather than being in a gear too high with little acceleration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 6m 2d Gender: Male Posted 06/10/14 03:55 AM Share Posted 06/10/14 03:55 AM So apart from that, being in a high gear and under WOT isn't harmful to the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 8m 17d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 06/10/14 04:00 AM Share Posted 06/10/14 04:00 AM not if the tune is good, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDoCo I'm getten too old for this s**t Bronze Donating Members 4,509 Member For: 11y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: A big bridge over a river in South Australia Posted 06/10/14 10:49 AM Share Posted 06/10/14 10:49 AM (edited) This'll save an email Is there a way to stop the trans from kicking down a gear when the shifter is moved from auto to performance?I keep forgetting that mine does this and I always end up in a gear less than I wanna be in coz old and can't count..... Edited 06/10/14 10:50 AM by BenDoCo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaness8 Member 89 Member For: 15y 6m 9d Gender: Male Posted 06/10/14 11:16 AM Share Posted 06/10/14 11:16 AM Would be good if the ZF didn't kick back in manual mode, my old TJ Magna had tiptronic auto could floor it any gear didn't kick back I liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 6m 27d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 06/10/14 11:22 AM Share Posted 06/10/14 11:22 AM (edited) I hate it when my automatic gearbox does things automatically. Fark me. Edited 06/10/14 11:32 AM by Kimberley Scott 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosij Donating Members 2,045 Member For: 13y 6m 2d Gender: Male Posted 06/10/14 12:02 PM Share Posted 06/10/14 12:02 PM This'll save an email Is there a way to stop the trans from kicking down a gear when the shifter is moved from auto to performance?I keep forgetting that mine does this and I always end up in a gear less than I wanna be in coz old and can't count.....Refer to my previous post lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenDoCo I'm getten too old for this s**t Bronze Donating Members 4,509 Member For: 11y 10m 6d Gender: Male Location: A big bridge over a river in South Australia Posted 06/10/14 12:08 PM Share Posted 06/10/14 12:08 PM Let this be a lesson to everyone. ...Read the entire thread (unless it's 10 pages of cause) as the question you want to ask has probably already been asked and answered and coz I didnt do that, I now feel like a goose.Cheers Kosi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 10y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 06/10/14 08:26 PM Share Posted 06/10/14 08:26 PM Maybe you guys should suck it up and buy a manual.If I'm driving the wife's car it stays in auto, faarrk changing gears that's what autos are for.Anyway it feels GHEY changing gears manually in an auto!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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